Also known as Ste-Croix, S-C
Where: Switzerland (46.8° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 37.8° N, 15.4° E)
When: Vuache Formation, Early/Lower Valanginian (140.2 - 136.4 Ma)
• Jaccard, 1869 referred to the fossils found at this locality as "Valangien supérieur". Three distinct facies represent the Upper Valanginian, one of these is termed "calcaire roux". According to Strasser et al. 2016, the "calcaire roux" exposed at Ste-Croix corresponds to the Vuache formation, which is dated as Valanginian, spanning the ammonite biozones of Petransiens, Neoxomiensiformis, Inostranzewi and Verrucosum.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: carbonate
•Strasser et al. 2016: The depositional environment was that of an open shelf.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 2225: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.06.1999, edited by John Alroy and David Nicholson
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Demospongiae | |
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Calcarea | |
Elasmoierea sp. calcareous sponge | |
Cupulochonia | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Terebratula villersensis" = Psilothyris villersensis
"Terebratula villersensis" = Psilothyris villersensis de Loriol 1864 | |
"Terebrirostra neocomiensis" = Symphythyris neocomiensis
"Terebrirostra neocomiensis" = Symphythyris neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1847 | |
Stenolaemata | |
Bivalvia | |
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Mytilus couloni, Mytilus sanctae-crucis, Mytilus cuvieri, Mytilus montmollini, Mytilus salevensis, "Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus aubersonensis" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga
Mytilus couloni mussel
Mytilus sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Mytilus cuvieri mussel
Mytilus montmollini mussel
Mytilus salevensis mussel
"Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus aubersonensis" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga mussel | |
Trichites picteti oyster | |
Astarte valangiensis clam
Astarte germani clam
Astarte elongata clam
Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843 clam | |
Pholadomya semicostata, Pholadomya scaphoides, Pholadomya sanctae-crucis, Pholadomya elongata, Pholadomya valangiensis
Pholadomya sanctae-crucis Sowerby 1823 clam
Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840 clam
Pholadomya valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1864 clam | |
Gastrochaena sinuosa clam | |
Cardium aubersonense cockle
Cardium jaccardi cockle
Cardium gillieroni cockle
Cardium valdense cockle | |
"Psammobia valangiensis" = Gari (Psammobia), "Psammobia escheri" = Gari (Psammobia)
"Psammobia valangiensis" = Gari (Psammobia) clam
"Psammobia escheri" = Gari (Psammobia) clam | |
Anatina cornueliana clam
Anatina valangiensis clam | |
Mactra valangiensis clam | |
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Fimbria corrugata clam | |
Trigonia sanctae-crucis Bruguière 1789 clam
Trigonia cincta clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Nerinea cyathus, Nerinea meriani, Nerinea marcousana, Nerinea valdensis, Nerinea favrina, Nerinea blancheti, Nerinea etalloni, Nerinea lobata, Nerinea funifera
Nerinea cyathus snail
Nerinea meriani snail
Nerinea marcousana snail
Nerinea valdensis snail
Nerinea favrina snail
Nerinea blancheti snail
Nerinea etalloni snail
Nerinea lobata snail
Nerinea funifera snail | |
Strombus etalloni conch | |
Aporrhais valangiensis, Aporrhais robinaldina, Aporrhais etalloni, Aporrhais dupiniana, Aporrhais sanctae-crucis, "Pterocera desori" = Harpagodes desori
Aporrhais valangiensis snail
Aporrhais robinaldina snail
Aporrhais etalloni snail
Aporrhais dupiniana snail
Aporrhais sanctae-crucis da Costa 1778 snail
"Pterocera desori" = Harpagodes desori Pictet and Campiche 1864 snail | |
"Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina, "Columbellina brevis" = Colombellina
"Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina snail
"Columbellina brevis" = Colombellina snail | |
Fusus valangiensis snail | |
Natica praelonga, Natica bulimoides, Natica laevigata, Natica levianthan, Natica sautieri, Natica valdensis, Natica helvetica, Natica etalloni, Natica pidanceti
Natica praelonga moon snail
Natica bulimoides moon snail
Natica laevigata moon snail
Natica levianthan moon snail
Natica sautieri moon snail
Natica valdensis moon snail
Natica helvetica moon snail
Natica etalloni moon snail
Natica pidanceti moon snail | |
Pseudomelania gresslyi snail | |
Turritella jaccardi turret shell | |
Cerithium aubersonense cerith snail | |
Turbo valangiensis, Turbo sanctae-crucis, Turbo germani, Turbo valdensis, Turbo adonis, Turbo blancheti, Turbo pauper
Turbo valangiensis snail
Turbo sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 snail
Turbo germani snail
Turbo valdensis snail
Turbo adonis snail
Turbo blancheti snail
Turbo pauper snail | |
Emarginula valangiensis snail | |
Pleurotomaria lardyi, Pleurotomaria aubersonensis, Pleurotomaria lemani, Pleurotomaria blancheti, Pleurotomaria zollidoferi
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Cephalopoda | |
Ammonoidea gevrillianus, Ammonoidea marcousanus, Ammonoidea desori, Ammonoidea neocomiensis, Ammonoidea thurmanni, Ammonoidea celestini, Ammonoidea bidichotomus
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Belemnites orbignyanus belemnite
Belemnites binervius belemnite | |
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841 nautiloid | |
Reptilia | |
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Trachyaspis sanctae-crucis von Meyer 1843 sea turtle | |
Actinopteri | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Strophodus sp. Agassiz 1838 elasmobranch
Asteracanthus granulosus Egerton 1854 elasmobranch | |
Odontaspis studeri sand tiger shark | |
Echinoidea | |
Rhabdocidaris tuberosa pencil urchin
Rhabdocidaris sanctae-crucis Desor 1855 pencil urchin | |
Acrosalenia patella sea urchin
Acrosalenia tenera sea urchin | |
Salenia depressa sea urchin | |
"Pseudodiadema guirandi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema guirandi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin | |
"Cyphosoma nobilis" = Phymosoma
"Cyphosoma nobilis" = Phymosoma sea urchin | |
Acrocidaris minor sea urchin | |
Hemicidaris acinum sea urchin | |
Pygurus rostartus sea urchin | |
Holectypus sanctae-crucis sea urchin | |
Goniopygus decoratus sea urchin | |
Psammechinus tenuis sea urchin |